Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston was born on February 11, 1969. Best known for “Friends,” acting runs in the star’s family. Her mother Nancy Dow was an actress, and her father, John Aniston, has been on “Days of Our Lives” since 1985. She and Dow were estranged for a number of years, but reconciled in 2005.

A graduate of New York’s LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, Aniston began her career on the stage. Then, in 1990, she was cast as Ferris Bueller’s sister in the TV adaptation of the beloved movie. The series only lasted one season, and she went on to make her film debut in 1993’s “Leprechaun.”

In 1994, Aniston was cast as Rachel Green on “Friends,” a role that would give her worldwide fame, along with an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Along with her cast mates, Aniston became one of TV’s highest-paid stars, earning $1 million per episode during the end of the show’s run.

Aniston continued to appear in films during her time on “Friends,” which ended in 2004. He credits included “The Object of My Affection,” “Office Space,” “The Good Girl,” “Along Came Polly,” and “Bruce Almighty.” After “Friends” ended in 2004, she made such movies as “Rumor Has It,” “The Break-Up,” “Marley & Me,” He’s Just Not That Into You,” “Horrible Bosses,” “Just Go With It,” “Wanderlust,” “We’re The Millers,” “Mother’s Day” and “Office Christmas Party,” among many others.

Aniston received some of the best reviews of her career for 2014’s “Cake,” in which she plays a woman suffering from chronic pain. Though nominated for a Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice Movie Award, and Screen Actors’ Guild Award, she was surprisingly snubbed by the Oscars in early 2015. In addition to her acting work, Aniston has endorsement deals with such brands as SmartWater, Aveeno and Emirates Airline. Aniston is also heavily involved in philanthropic endeavors. She has appeared in many commercials for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. The actress also previously received GLAAD’s Vanguard Award and hosted the first-ever Stand Up to Cancer telethon.

Following her divorce from Pitt, Aniston had several high-profile relationships with famous men, including Vince Vaughn, John Mayer, and her “Wanderlust” co-star Justin Theroux. Aniston and Theroux got engaged in 2012, before marrying in 2015. The actress has expressed in many interviews that she isn’t interested in having children, despite the tabloids often alleging that the actress is pregnant. In July 2016, Aniston wrote an essay for The Huffington Post criticizing the objectification of women, especially in regard to scrutinizing those without children.

Aniston can next be seen co-starring in the war drama, :The Yellow Birds.” She’s also attached to star in the beauty pageant comedy “Dumplin'” and a sequel to “We’re the Millers.”